Out of This World

Images from around the world taken by NASA’s Terra Spacecraft satellite. Launched in 1999, the Terra satellite “carries five instruments that observe Earth’s atmosphere, ocean, land, snow and ice, and energy budget. Taken together, these observations provide unique insight into how the Earth system works and how it is changing. Terra observations reveal humanity’s impact on the planet and provide crucial data about natural hazards like fire and volcanoes.” (NASA)